Total Crime Rate

857.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 857.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 411.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.9 10/10
  • Other theft 68.0 10/10
  • Robbery 38.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sussex Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 17th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Way (N7 6RS) in the last 12 months was 857.6 per 1,000 residents and was 150.2% higher than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Way (N7 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sussex Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Holloway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowman'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mayton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayton Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayton Street
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hornsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hercules Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertslet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertslet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eburne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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